Section Info: POLIT-106-01

Course Title: Comparative Politics
Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019
Term: Fall Semester 2019
Description: This course provides an introduction to comparative political analysis, one of the four subfields of political science. The primary objective is to help students understand how the 'modern' world, one characterized by the rise of industrialized nation-states, took form and what shape it might take in the post-Cold War era. We will examine how the challenges of economic development, social transformation, and nation-building sparked the emergence of alternatives to 'modernity' characterized by diverse configurations of political institutions and social forces. We will also assess how globalization and the re-emergence of local identities may be redefining our understanding of 'modernity.'
Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Cora Fernandez Anderson             canderso@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019   Lecture   Tuesday and Thursday   01:30PM - 02:45PM   SKNR - Skinner Hall   216   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
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Course Tags        
POLIT-COMPAR   POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield   This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).  

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Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 28     Enrollment: 24     Available: 4     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
No book purchases are required/recommended for this class.                    

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